Editing July 7

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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1124]] &ndash; The city of [[Tyre, Lebanon|Tyre]] falls to the [[Venetian Crusade]] after a siege of nineteen weeks.
*[[1456]] &ndash; A [[Retrial of Joan of Arc|retrial verdict]] acquits [[Joan of Arc]] of [[Heresy in Christianity|heresy]] 25 years after her execution.
*[[1520]] &ndash; Spanish ''[[conquistador]]es'' defeat a larger [[Aztec Triple Alliance|Aztec]] army at the [[Battle of Otumba]].
*[[1534]] &ndash; [[Jacques Cartier]] makes his [[First contact (anthropology)|first contact]] with [[Aboriginal peoples in Canada|aboriginal peoples in what is now Canada]].
*[[1575]] &ndash; The [[Raid of the Redeswire]] is the last major battle between [[Kingdom of England|England]] and [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]].
*[[1585]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Nemours]] abolishes tolerance to [[Protestantism|Protestants]] in France.

===1601–1900===
*[[1667]] &ndash; An English fleet completes the destruction of a French merchant fleet off [[Saint-Pierre, Martinique|Fort St Pierre]], [[Martinique]] during the [[Second Anglo-Dutch War]].<ref>{{cite book |last= Marley |first= David|title= Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the Western Hemisphere|year= 2008 |page=167|isbn= 978-1598841008}}</ref>
*[[1770]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Larga]] between the [[Russian Empire]] and the [[Ottoman Empire]] takes place.
*[[1777]] &ndash; [[Continental Army|American]] forces retreating from [[Fort Ticonderoga]] are defeated in the [[Battle of Hubbardton]].
*[[1798]] &ndash; As a result of the [[XYZ Affair]], the [[United States Congress|US Congress]] rescinds the [[Treaty of Alliance (1778)|Treaty of Alliance]] with France sparking the "[[Quasi-War]]".
*[[1807]] &ndash; The first [[Treaties of Tilsit|Treaty of Tilsit]] between France and Russia is signed, ending hostilities between the two countries in the [[War of the Fourth Coalition]].
*[[1834]] &ndash; In New York City, [[Anti-abolitionist riots (1834)|four nights of rioting]] against [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionists]] began.
*[[1846]] &ndash; US troops occupy [[Monterey, California|Monterey]] and [[San Francisco|Yerba Buena]], thus beginning the US [[conquest of California]].
*[[1863]] &ndash; The United States begins its first [[Conscription|military draft]]; exemptions cost $300.
*[[1865]] &ndash; Four conspirators in the [[assassination of Abraham Lincoln]] are hanged.
*[[1892]] &ndash; The [[Katipunan]] is established, the discovery of which by [[Captaincy General of the Philippines|Spanish authorities]] initiated the [[Philippine Revolution]].
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[President of the United States|US President]] [[William McKinley]] signs the [[Newlands Resolution]] annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States.

===1901–present===
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.]] staged his first [[Ziegfeld Follies|Follies]] on the roof of the [[Bowery Theatre|New York Theater]] in New York City.
*[[1911]] &ndash; The United States, UK, Japan, and Russia sign the [[North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911]] banning open-water [[seal hunting]], the first international treaty to address wildlife preservation issues.
*[[1915]] &ndash; The [[First Battle of the Isonzo]] comes to an end.
*  1915   &ndash; [[Colombo Town Guard]] officer [[Henry Pedris]] is executed in [[British Ceylon]] for allegedly inciting [[persecution of Muslims]].
*[[1916]] &ndash; The [[New Zealand Labour Party]] was founded in [[Wellington]].
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Sliced bread]] is sold for the first time (on [[Otto Frederick Rohwedder|the inventor's]] [[July 7#Births|48th birthday]]) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of [[Chillicothe, Missouri]].
*[[1930]] &ndash; Industrialist [[Henry J. Kaiser]] begins construction of Boulder Dam (now known as [[Hoover Dam]]).
*  1930   &ndash; The Finnish far-right [[Lapua Movement]] organises the [[Peasant March]] demonstration in [[Helsinki]] to put pressure on the government to prohibit communist activities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2006/09/08/talonpoikaismarssi|title=Talonpoikaismarssin tarkoituksena oli osoittaa, miten valkoista Suomea piti hallita|trans-title=The purpose of the Peasant March was to show how the White Finland should be governed|first=Reijo|last=Perälä|work=[[Yle]]|date=8 September 2006|access-date=7 July 2024|language=fi}}</ref>
*[[1937]] &ndash; The [[Marco Polo Bridge Incident]] (Lugou Bridge) provides the [[Imperial Japanese Army]] with a pretext for starting the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]] (China-Japan War).
*  1937   &ndash; The [[Peel Commission]] Report recommends the partition of Palestine, which was the first formal recommendation for partition in the history of Palestine.
*[[1941]] &ndash; The US [[occupation of Iceland]] replaces the UK's occupation.
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: Largest [[Banzai charge]] of the [[Pacific War]] at the [[Battle of Saipan]].
*[[1946]] &ndash; Mother [[Francesca S. Cabrini]] becomes the first American to be canonized.
*  1946   &ndash; [[Howard Hughes]] nearly dies when his [[Hughes XF-11|XF-11]] [[reconnaissance aircraft]] prototype crashes in a [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]] neighborhood.
*[[1952]] &ndash; The [[ocean liner]] {{SS|United States}} passes [[Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly|Bishop Rock]] on her maiden voyage, breaking the [[Blue Riband|transatlantic speed record]] to become the fastest passenger ship in the world.
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Che Guevara|Ernesto "Che" Guevara]] sets out on a trip through [[Bolivia]], [[Peru]], [[Ecuador]], [[Panama]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Honduras]], and [[El Salvador]].
*[[1958]] &ndash; US President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] signs the [[Alaska Statehood Act]] into [[Law of the United States|law]].
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Venus]] [[Occultation|occults]] the star [[Regulus]]. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere.
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Alitalia Flight 771]] crashes in [[Junnar]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]], killing 94 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-8-43 I-DIWD Junnar |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19620707-1 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Buddhist crisis]]: Police commanded by [[Ngô Đình Nhu]], brother and chief political adviser of [[South Vietnam]] President [[Ngo Dinh Diem]], [[Double Seven Day scuffle|attacked]] a group of American journalists who were covering a protest.
*[[1978]] &ndash; The [[Solomon Islands]] becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
*[[1980]] &ndash; Institution of [[sharia law]] in [[Iran]].
*  1980 &ndash; During the [[Lebanese Civil War]], 83 [[Tigers Militia|Tiger]] militants are killed during what will be known as the [[Safra massacre]].
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[President of the United States|US President]] [[Ronald Reagan]] nominates [[Sandra Day O'Connor]] to become the first female member of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]].
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Cold War]]: [[Samantha Smith]], a US schoolgirl, flies to the [[Soviet Union]] at the invitation of [[List of leaders of the Soviet Union|Secretary General]] [[Yuri Andropov]].
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Boris Becker]] becomes the youngest male player ever to win [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] at age 17.
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Yugoslav Wars]]: The [[Brioni Agreement]] ends the [[Ten-Day War|ten-day independence war]] in [[Slovenia]] against the rest of the [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]].
*[[1992]] &ndash; The [[New York Court of Appeals]] rules that women have the same right as men to go [[Toplessness|topless]] in public.
*[[1997]] &ndash; The [[Turkish Armed Forces]] withdraw from northern [[Ba'athist Iraq|Iraq]] after [[Operation Hammer (1997)|assisting]] the [[Kurdistan Democratic Party]] in the [[Iraqi Kurdish Civil War]].
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[NASA]] [[Opportunity rover]], MER-B or Mars Exploration Rover–B, was launched into space aboard a [[Delta II]] rocket.
*[[2005]] &ndash; A series of [[7 July 2005 London bombings|four explosions]] occurs on [[Transport in London|London's transport system]], killing 56 people, including four [[suicide bombers]], and injuring over 700 others.
*[[2006]] – A [[Spiritwood Incident|shootout]] happens in [[Spiritwood]], Canada, killing 2 [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] and wounding a 3rd officer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-07 |title=Fallen RCMP remembered on 17th anniversary of Spiritwood shooting |url=https://www.sasktoday.ca/crime-cops-court/fallen-rcmp-remembered-on-17th-anniversary-of-spiritwood-shooting-7250133 |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=SaskToday.ca |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2007]] &ndash; The first [[Live Earth (2007 concert)|Live Earth]] benefit concert was held in 11 locations around the world.
*[[2012]] &ndash; At least 172 people are killed in a [[2012 Russian floods|flash flood]] in the [[Krasnodar Krai]] region of [[Russia]].
*[[2013]] &ndash; A [[De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter|De Havilland Otter]] [[air taxi]] [[2013 Rediske Air DHC-3 Otter crash|crashes]] in [[Soldotna, Alaska]], killing ten people.
*[[2016]] &ndash; Ex-US Army soldier Micah Xavier Johnson [[2016 shooting of Dallas police officers|shoots fourteen policemen]] during an anti-police protest in downtown [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]], killing five of them. He is subsequently killed by a robot-delivered bomb.
*[[2017]] &ndash; The [[Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons]] was adopted with 122 countries voting in favour.<ref name=guardian>{{cite news|title= Treaty banning nuclear weapons approved at UN: Supporters hail step towards nuclear free world as treaty is backed by 122 countries |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/07/treaty-banning-nuclear-weapons-approved-un|work=The Guardian |date=July 7, 2017 |access-date=August 9, 2017 }}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; The [[United States women's national soccer team]] defeated the [[Netherlands women's national football team|Netherlands]] 2–0 at the [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final]] in [[Lyon]], France.
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Boris Johnson]] announces his resignation as [[Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)|leader of the Conservative Party]] following days of pressure from the Members of Parliament (MPs) during the [[July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62076257|title=Boris Johnson resigns: It is painful to leave Downing Street, says PM|website=BBC News|date=7 July 2022}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
* [[611]] &ndash; [[Eudoxia Epiphania]], daughter of [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] emperor [[Heraclius]]<ref>{{cite book|author=Iōánnīs Spatharákīs|title=The Portrait in Byzantine illuminated manuscripts. [Mit Stammtaf.]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AQ4VAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA19|year=1976|publisher=Brill Archive|isbn=90-04-04783-2|pages=19–}}</ref> 
*[[1053]] &ndash; [[Emperor Shirakawa]] of Japan (d. 1129)
*[[1119]] &ndash; [[Emperor Sutoku]] of Japan (d. 1164)
*[[1207]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth of Hungary]] (d. 1231)
*[[1482]] &ndash; [[Andrzej Krzycki]], Polish archbishop (d. 1537)
*[[1528]] &ndash; [[Archduchess Anna of Austria]] (d. 1590)
*[[1540]] &ndash; [[John Sigismund Zápolya]], King of Hungary (d. 1571)<ref>{{cite book|author=Mark W. Harris|title=Historical Dictionary of Unitarian Universalism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SnRdDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA311|date=31 August 2018|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-5381-1591-6|pages=311–}}</ref>
*[[1585]] &ndash; [[Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel]], English courtier and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland]] (d. 1646)
*[[1588]] &ndash; [[Wolrad IV, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg]] (d. 1640)<ref>{{cite book |last=Hoffmeister |first=Jacob Christoph Carl |title=Historisch-genealogisches Handbuch über alle Grafen und Fürsten von Waldeck und Pyrmont seit 1228 |language=de |location=Cassel |publisher=Verlag Gustav Klaunig |date=1883 |pages=51 |url=https://digital.ub.uni-duesseldorf.de/urn/urn:nbn:de:hbz:061:1-474762 }}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1616]] &ndash; [[John Leverett]], Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (d. 1679)
*[[1752]] &ndash; [[Joseph Marie Jacquard]], French merchant, invented the [[Jacquard loom]] (d. 1834)
*[[1766]] &ndash; [[Guillaume Philibert Duhesme]], French general (d. 1815)
*[[1831]] &ndash; [[Jane Elizabeth Conklin]], American poet and religious writer (d. 1914)
*[[1833]] &ndash; [[Félicien Rops]], Belgian painter and illustrator (d. 1898)
*[[1843]] &ndash; [[Camillo Golgi]], Italian physician and pathologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1926)
*[[1846]] &ndash; [[Heinrich Rosenthal]], Estonian physician and author (d. 1916)
*[[1848]] &ndash; [[Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves]], Brazilian politician, 5th [[President of Brazil]] (d. 1919)
*[[1851]] &ndash; [[Charles Albert Tindley]], American minister and composer (d. 1933)
*[[1855]] &ndash; [[Ludwig Ganghofer]], German author and playwright (d. 1920)
*[[1859]] &ndash; [[Rettamalai Srinivasan]], Indian politician (d. 1945)
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Gustav Mahler]], Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1911)
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[Nettie Stevens]], American geneticist (d. 1912)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nettie-Stevens|title=Nettie Stevens {{!}} American biologist and geneticist|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2019-08-12}}</ref>
*[[1869]] &ndash; [[Rachel Caroline Eaton]], American academic (d. 1938)
*  1869   &ndash; [[Fernande Sadler]], French painter and mayor (d. 1949)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb10414733x|title=Sadler|via=BnF Catalogue général }}</ref>
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Erwin Bumke]], German lawyer and jurist (d. 1945)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Otto Frederick Rohwedder]], American engineer, invented [[sliced bread]] (d. 1960)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Yanka Kupala]], Belarusian poet and writer (d. 1941)
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Toivo Kuula]], Finnish conductor and composer (d. 1918)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Lion Feuchtwanger]], German author and playwright (d. 1958)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Tadamichi Kuribayashi]], Japanese general and poet (d. 1945)
*  1891   &ndash; [[Virginia Rappe]], American model and actress (d. 1921)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Herbert Feis]], American historian and author (d. 1972)
*  1893   &ndash; [[Miroslav Krleža]], Croatian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1981)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Arnold Horween]], American football player and coach (d. 1985)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[George Cukor]], American director and producer (d. 1983)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Maria Bard]], German stage and silent film actress (d. 1944)
*  1900   &ndash; [[Earle E. Partridge]], American general (d. 1990)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Sam Katzman]], American director and producer (d. 1973)
*  1901   &ndash; [[Vittorio De Sica]], Italian actor and director (d. 1974)
*  1901   &ndash; [[Eiji Tsuburaya]], Japanese cinematographer and producer (d. 1970)
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Ted Radcliffe]], American baseball player and manager (d. 2005)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Simone Beck]], French chef and author (d. 1991)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Marie-Louise Dubreil-Jacotin]], French mathematician (d. 1972)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[William Feller]], Croatian-American mathematician and academic (d. 1970)
*  1906   &ndash; [[Anton Karas]], Austrian [[zither]] player and composer (d. 1985)
*  1906   &ndash; [[Satchel Paige]], American baseball player and coach (d. 1982)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Robert A. Heinlein]], American science fiction writer and screenwriter (d. 1988)<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.heinleinsociety.org/rah/FAQrah.html | title= FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about Robert A. Heinlein, the person | publisher= The Heinlein Society | year= 2003 | last= Houdek | first= D. A. | access-date= January 23, 2007 | archive-date= April 3, 2012 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120403204313/http://www.heinleinsociety.org/rah/FAQrah.html | url-status= dead }}</ref>
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Revilo P. Oliver]], American author and academic (d. 1994)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Gottfried von Cramm]], German tennis player (d. 1976)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Doris McCarthy]], Canadian painter and author (d. 2010)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Gian Carlo Menotti]], Italian-American composer (d. 2007)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Pinetop Perkins]], American singer and pianist (d. 2011)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Margaret Walker]], American novelist and poet (d. 1998)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Fidel Sánchez Hernández]], Salvadoran general and politician, [[President of El Salvador]] (d. 2003)
*  1917   &ndash; [[Iva Withers]], Canadian-American actress and singer (d. 2014)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Bob Vanatta]], American head basketball coach (d. 2016)
*  1918   &ndash; [[Jing Shuping]], Chinese businessman (d. 2009)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Jon Pertwee]], English actor (d. 1996)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Ezzard Charles]], American boxer (d. 1975)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Adolf von Thadden]], German lieutenant and politician (d. 1996)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Alan Armer]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010)
*  1922   &ndash; [[James D. Hughes]], American Air Force lieutenant general (d. 2024)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Liviu Ciulei]], Romanian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2011)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Whitney North Seymour Jr.]], American politician (d. 2019)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Eduardo Falú]], Argentinian guitarist and composer (d. 2013)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Natalia Bekhtereva]], Russian neuroscientist and psychologist (d. 2008)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Mary Ford]], American singer and guitarist (d. 1977)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Karim Olowu]], Nigerian sprinter and long jumper (d. 2019)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Eddie Romero]], Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Geliy Korzhev]], Russian painter (d. 2012)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://russia-ic.com/news/show/14606#.UD2HDUSGRVv |title=Famous Soviet and Russian Artist Gely Korzhev Passes Away |website=Russia IC |date=August 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320150348/http://russia-ic.com/news/show/14606 |archive-date=March 20, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> 
*  1925   &ndash; [[Wally Phillips]], American radio host (d. 2008)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Nuon Chea]], Cambodian politician (d. 2019)
*  1926   &ndash; [[Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlvi]], Urdu poet (d. 2020)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Alan J. Dixon]], American lawyer and politician, 34th [[Illinois Secretary of State]] (d. 2014)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Charlie Louvin]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011) 
*  1927   &ndash; [[Doc Severinsen]], American trumpet player and conductor 
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Patricia Hitchcock]], English actress (d. 2021)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Kapelwa Sikota]] Zambian nurse and health official (d. 2006)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Masuzyo Chakwe |title=Zambia's Florence Nightingale |url=http://www.pressreader.com/zambia/the-post1401/20160320/281840052786896 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924172928/http://www.pressreader.com/zambia/the-post1401/20160320/281840052786896 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-09-24 |via=PressReader}}</ref>
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Hasan Abidi]], Pakistani journalist and poet (d. 2005)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Sergio Romano (writer)|Sergio Romano]], Italian writer, journalist, and historian
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Hamish MacInnes]], Scottish mountaineer and author (d. 2020)
*  1930 &ndash; [[Theodore McCarrick]], American former cardinal (d. 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 5, 2025 |title=Defrocked former D.C. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick dies at 94 |url=https://www.npr.org/2025/04/05/nx-s1-5353352/cardinal-theodore-mccarrick-dies-catholic-church-scandal |access-date=April 8, 2025 |work=[[NPR]] |language=en}}</ref>
*  1930 &ndash; [[Hank Mobley]], American saxophonist and composer (d. 1986)
*  1930 &ndash; [[Biljana Plavšić]], 2nd President of Republika Srpska<ref>{{cite book|author=Isabelle Wesselingh|title=Raw Memory: Prijedor, an 'ethnic Cleansing Laboratory'|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H6BpAAAAMAAJ|year=2005|publisher=Saqi|isbn=978-0-86356-528-1|page=230}}</ref>
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[David Eddings]], American author and academic (d. 2009)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[T. J. Bass (author)|T. J. Bass]], American physician and author (d. 2011)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Joe Zawinul]], Austrian jazz keyboardist and composer (d. 2007)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[David McCullough]], American historian and author (d. 2022)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Robert McNeill Alexander]], British zoologist (d. 2016)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Gian Carlo Michelini]], Italian-Taiwanese Roman Catholic priest<ref name="taiwantodaycitizenshipenglish">{{cite news |title=Italian priest receives ROC citizenship for cultural contributions |url=https://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=2,6,10,15,18&post=118061 |access-date=8 October 2019 |work=[[Taiwan Today]] |date=7 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Egbert Brieskorn]], German mathematician and academic (d. 2013)
*  1936   &ndash; [[Jo Siffert]], Swiss race car driver (d. 1971)
*  1936   &ndash; [[Nikos Xilouris]], Greek singer-songwriter (d. 1980)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Tung Chee-hwa]], Hong Kong businessman and politician, 1st [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong]]
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[James Montgomery Boice]], American pastor and theologian (d. 2000)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Elena Obraztsova]], Russian soprano and actress (d. 2015)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Ringo Starr]], English singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor 
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Marco Bollesan]], Italian rugby player and coach (d. 2021)
*  1941   &ndash; [[Michael Howard]], Welsh lawyer and politician
*  1941   &ndash; [[John Fru Ndi]], Cameroonian politician (d. 2023)
*  1941   &ndash; [[Bill Oddie]], English comedian, actor, and singer
*  1941   &ndash; [[Jim Rodford]], English bass player (d. 2018)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Carmen Duncan]], Australian actress (d. 2019)
*  1943   &ndash; [[Joel Siegel]], American journalist and critic (d. 2007)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Tony Jacklin]], English golfer and sportscaster
*  1944   &ndash; [[Glenys Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead|Glenys Kinnock]], English educator and politician (d. 2023)
*  1944   &ndash; [[Feleti Sevele]], Tongan politician; Prime Minister of Tonga
*  1944   &ndash; [[Emanuel Steward]], American boxer and trainer (d. 2012)
*  1944   &ndash; [[Ian Wilmut]], English-Scottish embryologist and academic (d. 2023)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Michael Ancram]], English lawyer and politician (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-01 |title=Tory stalwart Michael Ancram dies aged 79 after short illness |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24623275.tory-stalwart-michael-ancram-dies-aged-79-short-illness/ |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=The Herald |language=en}}</ref>
*  1945   &ndash; [[Adele Goldberg (computer scientist)|Adele Goldberg]], American computer scientist and academic
*  1945   &ndash; [[Helô Pinheiro]],  inspiration for the song "[[The Girl from Ipanema]]"          
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Gyanendra]], King of Nepal
*  1947   &ndash; [[Howard Rheingold]], American author and critic
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Shelley Duvall]], American actress, writer, and producer (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Risen |first=Clay |date=2024-07-11 |title=Shelley Duvall, Star of 'The Shining' and 'Nashville,' Dies at 75 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/arts/shelley-duvall-dead.html |access-date=2024-07-11 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Simon Anderson]], Australian surfer
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Len Barker]], American baseball player and coach
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris|Jonathan Dayton]], American director and producer
*  1957   &ndash; [[Berry Sakharof]], Turkish-Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Alexander Svinin]], Russian figure skater and coach
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Billy Campbell]], American actor
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Kevin A. Ford]], American colonel and astronaut
*  1960   &ndash; [[Ralph Sampson]], American basketball player and coach
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Vonda Shepard]], American singer-songwriter and actress
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Dominik Henzel]], Czech-Swedish actor and comedian
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Mo Collins]], American actress, comedian and screenwriter
*  1965   &ndash; [[Jeremy Kyle]], English talk show host<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/my-secret-life-jeremy-kyle-chat-show-host-44-1995731.html|title=My Secret Life: Jeremy Kyle, chat show host, 44|last=Philby|first=Charlotte|date=12 June 2010|work=The Independent|access-date=24 May 2018}}</ref>
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Jim Gaffigan]], American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Tom Kristensen (racing driver)|Tom Kristensen]], Danish race car driver
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Jorja Fox]], American actress 
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Sylke Otto]], German luger
*  1969   &ndash; [[Joe Sakic]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1969   &ndash; [[Cree Summer]], American-Canadian actress
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Wayne McCullough]], Northern Irish boxer
*  1970   &ndash; [[Min Patel]], Indian-English cricketer
*  1970   &ndash; [[Erik Zabel]], German cyclist and coach
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Christian Camargo]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Lisa Leslie]], American basketball player and actress
*  1972   &ndash; [[Manfred Stohl]], Austrian race car driver
*  1972   &ndash; [[Kirsten Vangsness]], American actress and writer
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[José Jiménez (baseball)|José Jiménez]], Dominican baseball player
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Patrick Lalime]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Tony Benshoof]], American luger
*  1975   &ndash; [[Louis Koen (rugby union)|Louis Koen]], South African rugby player
*  1975   &ndash; [[Adam Nelson]], American shot putter
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Bérénice Bejo]], Argentinian-French actress
*  1976   &ndash; [[Dominic Foley]], Irish footballer
*  1976   &ndash; [[Ercüment Olgundeniz]], Turkish discus thrower and shot putter
*  1976   &ndash; [[Vasily Petrenko]], Russian conductor
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Chris Andersen]], American basketball player
*  1978   &ndash; [[Davor Kraljević]], Croatian footballer
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Ibrahim Sulayman Muhammad Arbaysh]], Saudi Arabian terrorist (d. 2015)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions|title=OFAC Recent Actions|website=U.S. Department of the Treasury}}</ref>
*  1979   &ndash; [[Anastasios Gousis]], Greek sprinter
*  1979   &ndash; [[Douglas Hondo]], Zimbabwean cricketer
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[John Buck (baseball)|John Buck]], American baseball player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Serdar Kulbilge]], Turkish footballer
*  1980   &ndash; [[Michelle Kwan]], American figure skater
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[MS Dhoni|Mahendra Singh Dhoni]], Indian cricketer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Synyster Gates]], American guitarist<ref>[https://synner.com/pages/about-synyster-gates/ About Synyster Gates]. Retrieved April 28, 2023. "He was born Brian Haner Jr. on July 7, 198<!-- article quote -->1"</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Jan Laštůvka]], Czech footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[George Owu]], Ghanaian footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Asia O'Hara]], American drag performer<ref name="Ancestry">{{cite web|url=https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/13847410:8781 |title=Antwan Mason Lee |website=Ancestry Institute |publisher=Ancestry |access-date=November 12, 2022}}</ref>
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Justin Davies (footballer)|Justin Davies]], Australian footballer
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Minas Alozidis]], Greek hurdler
*  1984   &ndash; [[Alberto Aquilani]], Italian footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Mohammad Ashraful]], Bangladeshi cricketer
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Marc Stein (footballer)|Marc Stein]], German footballer
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Ana Kasparian]], American journalist and producer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Udo Schwarz]], German rugby player
*  1986   &ndash; [[Sevyn Streeter]], American singer-songwriter<ref>[http://www.theledger.com/article/20130203/NEWSCHIEF/130209841/1004/news?template=printpicart Sevyn Streeter Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906083047/http://www.theledger.com/article/20130203/NEWSCHIEF/130209841/1004/news?template=printpicart |date=2015-09-06 }}. Retrieved February 3, 2013. "Born July 7, 198<!-- article quote -->6, to Tim and Karen Streeter in Haines City..."</ref>
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Kaci Brown]], American singer-songwriter
*  1988   &ndash; [[Lukas Rosenthal]], German rugby player
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Landon Cassill]], American race car driver
*  1989   &ndash; [[Miina Kallas]], Estonian footballer
*  1989   &ndash; [[Karl-August Tiirmaa]], Estonian skier
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Lee Addy]], Ghanaian footballer
*  1990   &ndash; [[Pascal Stöger]], Austrian footballer
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Alesso]], Swedish DJ, record producer and musician <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/alesso-mn0002580989|title = Alesso {{pipe}} Biography, Albums, Streaming Links|website = [[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Ellina Anissimova]], Estonian hammer thrower
*  1992   &ndash; [[Dominik Furman]], Polish footballer
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Nigina Abduraimova]], Uzbekistani tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nigina Abduraimova {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/316664/nigina-abduraimova |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
*  1994   &ndash; [[Timothy Cathcart]], Northern Irish race car driver (d. 2014)
*  1994   &ndash; [[Ashton Irwin]], Australian musician<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/5-seconds-of-summer/ashton-irwin/|access-date=7 July 2024|title=Ashton Irwin - 5 Seconds Of Summer - Artists - Capital|website=capitalfm.com|publisher=Capital FM}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Yoon Chae-kyung]], South Korean singer and actress<ref>{{cite web|title=C.I.V.A 윤채경 “와주신 분들 감사♥♥…행복한 생일”|url=https://www.donga.com/news/Entertainment/article/all/20160707/79075051/9|work=동아일보|date=7 July 2016|access-date=16 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Mizuho Habu]], Japanese idol and model<ref>{{cite web |title=土生 瑞穂 |url=https://sakurazaka46.com/s/s46/artist/14?ima=1103 |website=櫻坂46公式サイト |access-date=11 December 2020 |language=ja}}</ref>
*  1997  &ndash;  [[James Marriott (musician)|James Marriott]], English musician and online content creator<ref>{{Cite web |title=So I Googled Myself... |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ls2ihmgcso&t=90s |access-date=24 January 2024 |website=[[YouTube]]| date=20 May 2022 }}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Moussa Diaby]], French footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bayer04.de/en-us/player/werkself/bayer-04-leverkusen/moussa-diaby |title=Moussa Diaby, striker |website=[[Bayer 04 Leverkusen]]}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[984]] &ndash; [[Crescentius the Elder]], Italian politician and aristocrat
*[[1021]] &ndash; [[Fujiwara no Akimitsu]], Japanese bureaucrat (b. 944)
*[[1162]] &ndash; [[Haakon II of Norway|Haakon II Sigurdsson]], king of Norway (b. 1147)
*[[1285]] &ndash; [[Tile Kolup]], German impostor claiming to be [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick II]]
*[[1304]] &ndash; [[Pope Benedict XI|Benedict XI]], pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1240)
*[[1307]] &ndash; [[Edward I of England|Edward I]], king of England (b. 1239)
*[[1345]] &ndash; [[Momchil]], Bulgarian brigand and ruler
*[[1531]] &ndash; [[Tilman Riemenschneider]], German sculptor (b. 1460)
*[[1568]] &ndash; [[William Turner (naturalist)|William Turner]], British ornithologist and botanist (b. 1508)
*[[1572]] &ndash; [[Sigismund II Augustus]], Polish king (b. 1520)
*[[1573]] &ndash; [[Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola]], Italian architect, designed the [[Church of the Gesù]] and [[Villa Farnese]] (b. 1507)
*[[1593]] &ndash; [[Mohammed Bagayogo]], Malian scholar and academic (b. 1523)
*[[1600]] &ndash; [[Thomas Lucy]], English politician (b. 1532)

===1601–1900===
*[[1607]] &ndash; [[Penelope Blount, Countess of Devonshire]], English noblewoman (b. 1563)
*[[1647]] &ndash; [[Thomas Hooker]], English minister, founded the [[Colony of Connecticut]] (b. 1586)
*[[1701]] &ndash; [[William Stoughton (Massachusetts)|William Stoughton]], American judge and politician, [[Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay]] (b. 1631)
*[[1713]] &ndash; [[Henry Compton (bishop)|Henry Compton]], English bishop (b. 1632)
*[[1718]] &ndash; [[Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia|Alexei Petrovich]], Russian tsarevich (b. 1690)
*[[1730]] &ndash; [[Olivier Levasseur]], French pirate (b. 1690)
*[[1758]] &ndash; [[Marthanda Varma]], Raja of Attingal (b. 1706)<ref name="Thrippadidaanam">{{cite book|last1=Mheshwari|first1=S Uma|title=Thrippadidaanam|publisher=Mathrubhumi Books|isbn=978-81-8265-947-6|pages=41–53}}</ref>
*[[1764]] &ndash; [[William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath]], English politician, [[Secretary at War]] (b. 1683)
*[[1776]] &ndash; [[Jeremiah Markland]], English scholar and academic (b. 1693)
*[[1790]] &ndash; [[François Hemsterhuis]], Dutch philosopher and author (b. 1721)
*[[1816]] &ndash; [[Richard Brinsley Sheridan]], Irish playwright and poet (b. 1751)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[William Mulready]], Irish genre painter (b. 1786)
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[George Atzerodt]] (b. 1833)
*  1865   &ndash; [[David Herold]] (b. 1842)
*  1865   &ndash; [[Lewis Powell (conspirator)|Lewis Payne]] (b. 1844)
*  1865   &ndash; [[Mary Surratt]] (b. 1823)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Henri Nestlé]], German businessman, founded [[Nestlé]] (b. 1814)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Johanna Spyri]], Swiss author (b. 1827)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Edward Burd Grubb Jr.]], American general and diplomat, [[United States Ambassador to Spain]] (b. 1841)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Cathal Brugha]], Irish revolutionary and politician, active in the [[Easter Rising]], [[Irish War of Independence]]; first [[Ceann Comhairle]] and first [[President of Dáil Éireann]] (b. 1874)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Clarence Hudson White]], American photographer and educator (b. 1871)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Gösta Mittag-Leffler]], Swedish mathematician and academic (b. 1846)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Arthur Conan Doyle]], British writer (b. 1859)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Alexander Grin]], Russian author (b. 1880)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Henry Eyster Jacobs]], American theologian and educator (b. 1844)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Deacon White]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1847)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Fats Navarro]], American trumpet player and composer (b. 1923)
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Ali Naci Karacan]], Turkish journalist and publisher (b. 1896)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Gottfried Benn]], German author and poet (b. 1886)
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Francis Browne]], Irish priest and photographer (b. 1880)
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Lillian Copeland]], American discus thrower and shot putter (b. 1904)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Moshe Sharett]], Ukrainian-Israeli lieutenant and politician, 2nd [[Prime Minister of Israel]] (b. 1894)
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Jo Schlesser]], French race car driver (b. 1928)
*[[1970]] &ndash; Dame [[Laura Knight]], English artist (b. 1877)<ref>{{cite ODNB |id=34349 |title=Knight [née Johnson], Dame Laura}}</ref>
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Claude Gauvreau]], Canadian poet and playwright (b. 1925)
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Athenagoras I of Constantinople]] (b. 1886)
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Max Horkheimer]], German philosopher and sociologist (b. 1895)
*  1973   &ndash; [[Veronica Lake]], American actress (b. 1922)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Francisco Mendes]], Guinea-Bissau lawyer and politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau]] (b. 1933)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Dore Schary]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1905)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Swami Bon|Bon Maharaja]], Indian guru and religious writer (b. 1901)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[George Oppen]], American poet and author (b. 1908)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Germaine Thyssens-Valentin]], Dutch-French pianist (b. 1902)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Bill Cullen]], American television panelist and game show host (b. 1920)
*  1990   &ndash; [[Cazuza]], Brazilian singer and songwriter (b. 1958)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Rıfat Ilgaz]], Turkish author, poet, and educator (b. 1911)
*  1993   &ndash; [[Mia Zapata]], American singer (b. 1965)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://casefilepodcast.com/case-77-mia-zapata/|title=Case 77: Mia Zapata - Casefile: True Crime Podcast|date=2018-03-11|work=Casefile: True Crime Podcast|access-date=2018-06-21|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Carlo Chiti]], Italian engineer (b. 1924)
*  1994   &ndash; [[Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte]], German general (b. 1907)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Moshood Abiola]], Nigerian businessman and politician (b. 1937)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Vikram Batra]], [[Param Vir Chakra]], Indian Army personnel (b. 1974)
*  1999   &ndash; [[Julie Campbell Tatham]], American author (b. 1908)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Kenny Irwin Jr.]], American race car driver (b. 1969)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Fred Neil]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1936)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Izhak Graziani]], Bulgarian trumpet player and conductor (b. 1924)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Syd Barrett]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1946)
*  2006   &ndash; [[Juan de Ávalos]], Spanish sculptor (b. 1911)
*  2006   &ndash; [[John Money]], New Zealand-American psychologist and author (b. 1921)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Anne McLaren]], British scientist (b. 1927)<ref name="BBCNews20070708">{{cite news |title=Academic pair killed in car crash |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/6281348.stm |access-date=26 April 2021 |work=BBC News |date=8 July 2007}}</ref>
*  2007   &ndash; [[Donald Michie]], British scientist (b. 1923)<ref name="BBCNews20070708"/>
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Bruce Conner]], American sculptor, painter, and photographer (b. 1933)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Dorian Leigh]], American model (b. 1917)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Allan W. Eckert]], American historian and author (b. 1931)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Dick Williams]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1929)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Dennis Flemion]], American drummer (b. 1955)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Ronaldo Cunha Lima]], Brazilian poet and politician (b. 1936)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Doris Neal]], American baseball player (b. 1928)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Jerry Norman (sinologist)|Jerry Norman]], American sinologist and linguist (b. 1936)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Leon Schlumpf]], Swiss politician (b. 1927)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Artur Hajzer]], Polish mountaineer (b. 1962)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Robert Hamerton-Kelly]], South African-American pastor, theologian, and author (b. 1938)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Donald J. Irwin]], American lawyer and politician, 32nd [[Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut]] (b. 1926)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Ben Pucci]], American football player and sportscaster (b. 1925)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]], Argentinian-Spanish footballer and coach (b. 1926)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Eduard Shevardnadze]], Georgian general and politician, 2nd [[President of Georgia]] (b. 1928)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Peter Underwood]], Australian lawyer and politician, 27th [[Governor of Tasmania]] (b. 1937)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Maria Barroso]], Portuguese actress and politician (b. 1925)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Bob MacKinnon]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1927)
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Robert Downey Sr.]], American actor and director. Father of [[Robert Downey Jr.]] (b. 1936)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Melas |first1=Chloe |title=Robert Downey Sr., director and father of Robert Downey Jr., has died |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/07/entertainment/robert-downey-sr-obit/index.html |website=CNN |date=7 July 2021 |access-date=7 July 2021}}</ref>
*  2021 &ndash; [[Dilip Kumar]], Indian film actor (b. 1922)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-09|title=Saira Banu's first words after Dilip Kumar's death: 'God snatched away my reason for living'|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/saira-banu-first-words-after-dilip-kumar-death-dharmendra-7395357/|access-date=2021-07-10|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
*  2021 &ndash; [[Jovenel Moïse]], Haitian entrepreneur and politician, President of Haiti (b. 1968)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hu |first1=Caitlin |last2=Smith-Spark |first2=Laura |title=Haiti's leader has been killed. Here's what you need to know |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/07/americas/haiti-explainer-jovenel-moise-assassination-cmd-intl/index.html |website=CNN |date=7 July 2021 |access-date=7 July 2021}}</ref>
*  [[2024]] – [[Jane McAlevey]], American labor organizer and author (b. 1964)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Roosevelt |first=Margot |date=2024-07-07 |title=Jane F. McAlevey, Who Empowered Workers Across the Globe, Dies at 59 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/07/business/jane-mcalevey-dead.html |access-date=2024-07-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
* Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
** [[Æthelburh of Faremoutiers]]
** [[Felix of Nantes]]
** [[Illidius]]
** [[Job of Manyava]] ([[Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)|Ukrainian Orthodox Church]])
** [[Beatification|Blessed]]s [[Ulma family|Józef and Wiktoria Ulma with seven children]] ([[Catholic Church]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ulma family's liturgical feast day will be July 7|url=https://aleteia.org/2023/09/09/ulma-familys-liturgical-feast-day-will-be-july-7/|website=aleteia.org|access-date=2024-05-26}}</ref>
** [[Willibald]] ([[Catholic Church]])
** [[July 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* [[Independence Day]], celebrates the independence of [[Solomon Islands]] from the United Kingdom in 1978.
* [[Ivan Kupala Day]] ([[Belarus]], [[Poland]], [[Russia]], [[Ukraine]])
* [[Saba Saba Day]] ([[Tanzania]])
* [[Tanabata]] ([[Japan]])
* [[World Chocolate Day]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/7 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
* {{NYT On this day|month=07|day=07}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/july/7 |title=Historical Events on July 7 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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